| Shōryaku-ji | |
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正暦寺 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | BodaisenShingon |
| Deity | Yakushi Nyorai |
| Location | |
| Location | 157 Bodaisen-chō,Nara,Nara Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
 Interactive map of Shōryaku-ji | |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kenshun |
| Completed | 992 |
| Website | |
| http://shoryakuji.jp/index.html | |
Shōryaku-ji (正暦寺) is aShingontemple in the southeast ofNara, Japan. Founded in 992, it is the head temple of the Bodaisen Shingon sect.[1]
Shōryaku-ji is said to have been founded byKenshun (兼俊), son ofFujiwara no Kaneie, in 992, at the behest ofEmperor Ichijō. The temple burned to the ground in the 1180assault on Nara byTaira no Shigehira. Revived the following century, Shōryaku-ji fell into decline in theEdo period and most of the buildings of thegaran have been lost.[1]
TheHondō andShōrō are from theTaishō period (1916 and 1925 respectively). Thesukiya-style reception hall fromEnpō 9 (1681) is anImportant Cultural Property.[2][3][4]
Thehonzon, a gilt bronzeYakushi Nyorai of theAsuka period, is ahibutsu. It has beendesignated anImportant Cultural Property, alongside aSouthern Songceladon bowl excavated from the precinct, and scroll thirty from aNara-periodEkottara Agama, known as Zenkō-shuin-kyō (善光朱印経) or sutras with the red seal of Zenkō, now kept atNara National Museum.[4][5][6] AKamakura-periodNirvana painting and a pair of scrolls with anIseMandala of theNanboku-chō period arePrefectural Cultural Properties, as are two standing woodenHeian-periodbodhisattvas traditionally identified as having come originally from Daigorin-ji (大御輪寺), and a Kamakura-period sculpture ofKujaku Myōō.[6][7] A Kamakura-period scroll ofYakushi and theTwelve Heavenly Generals is aMunicipal Cultural Property and is kept atNara National Museum.[8]
The temple'sJapanese Chinquapin forest is aPrefectural Natural Monument.[7]
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